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An elderly man was accidentally shot in the leg Monday afternoon when he dropped a .22-caliber handgun and it discharged, according to Hanover Township police.

The 73-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, reported he was walking with a relative near Orchard Street in the township's Askam section about 2:45 p.m. when he began to show the relative a .22-caliber handgun, police Chief Albert L. Walker said.

Both people reported the weapon dropped, hit the ground and discharged a round, striking the man in the shin, he said.

The man was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, he said.

The investigation was continuing, but Walker said there was no indication the incident was anything other than an accident.

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